Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:14:11 +0100 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: Support for SEEK_HOLE and SEEK_DATA for sparse files on lseek(2) |
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On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 09:20:43AM -0400, Andr? Goddard Rosa wrote: > Hi, all! > > Jeff Bonwick, from Slab allocator and ZFS fame is asking for comments on > supporting SEEK_HOLE and SEEK_DATA for sparse files on lseek(2), like > stated in this snip: > > "Portability > At this writing, SEEK_HOLE and SEEK_DATA are Solaris-specific. I > encourage (implore? beg?) other operating systems to adopt these > lseek(2) extensions verbatim (100% tax-free) so that sparse file > navigation becomes a ubiquitous feature that every backup and > archiving program can rely on. It's long overdue."
Well... Description makes sense and it isn't hard to implement. About the only question is about semantics for directories... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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